Admission (2012)

Medicine (Graduate Entry) A101 - entry requirements

The minimum entry requirements are:

• an upper second class honours degree; or
• a PhD

The degree or PhD must be in a biological subject so that you will have significant knowledge of the basic physiology and biochemistry of mammalian cells and organs. Examples of such degrees *:

• Biochemistry
• Cell Biology
• Physiology
• Bioengineering
• Biomedical Science
• Pharmacology and Translational Medical Science

* This is not an exhaustive list of acceptable degrees.

If you are invited for an interview, you will need to provide details of your previous degree course and should complete the degree information checklist.

Please note: if you find your degree does meet our requirements and you are subsequently invited for interview, you will be required to produce a copy of the checklist validated by a tutor on the course you took.

If you are not yet a graduate

You will be expected to provide a letter from your course supervisor with a prediction of your expected degree class.

UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT)

All candidates applying to the School of Medicine four-year graduate course (A101) must have taken the UK Clinical Aptitude Test in Summer 2011 to be considered for interview (Candidates for the six-year course (A100) should take the BMAT test detailed earlier, not the UKCAT). You are required to register with UKCAT assessment centres before the test date. More information, including the location of test centres, can be found at http://www.ukcat.ac.uk.

Interview offers will be based on the content of your application and your performance in the UKCAT. UKCAT cut-off scores are calculated each year, as a result of ranked candidate UKCAT scores versus number of expected interview sessions. As a result, the absolute UKCAT cut-off changes each year. However, the UKCAT cut-off scores from previous admissions cycles may be used as a guide. For 2011 entry, a minimum score of 640 in each of the following sections was required: Quantitative Reasoning; Decision Analysis; Verbal Reasoning; Abstract Reasoning

Deferred entry

Deferred applications will not normally be accepted from applicants to the graduate course.

Transfers

Students will not be accepted for transfer from other Imperial courses or from other institutions on to the graduate course.

Application deadline

Applications must be received by 15 October 2011 in order to be considered for 2012 entry. Please visit the UCAS website for further information on 2012 entry.

Student Agreement

All students will be asked to sign an agreement upon entry which sets out the responsibilities of both the College and the student. The agreement complements the College's current policies and procedures and promotes a more coherent understanding betweeen students and the Faculty as to what is expected respectively, improving the student's learning experience. Details of the agreement can be found here Student Agreement .